Dynamic and static balancing machine



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PENNSYLVANIA, As'sreNon '.ro 'csoN- WENSTROM `COMPA1\TY, A CORPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

Dynamo AND smarte BALANCING MACHINE.

K Application filed February 25, 1918. Serial Nia. 219,066.

To all whom t may concer/n.:

Be itknown that JACOB LUNDGREN, a citizen of the United States, residing atvPhiladelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dynamic-` 'vides an oscillatory base adapted to vibrate with but one degree of 'freedom and upon which is mounted a rotatable support for a body to be tested, a balancing unit, means to rotate said support and said unit synchronously, the axis of rotation of said unit being permanently in the plane of oscillation of said base, and means to shift the axis of rotation of said support from a posi-- tion also in the plane of oscillation of said base to obtain dynamic balance, into a position perpendicular to said plane of oscillation of said base to obtain static balance.

However, there are certain devices that are diicult to shift from one position to another for obtaining these two types of balance, which fact makes an improvement thereover advisable, as Well as its being very difficult in such a machine to perfectly construct the necessary turntable, or similar mechanism, for mounting an object to be tested in interchangeable positions.

Among the devices which demand a different kind of arrangement are the various types of separate bowls, bucket wheels for vhydraulic pumps, motors, .and the like.

Such articles may be balanced absolutely in a dynamic or static balancing machine and retain such characteristic when run in the machines for which they may be designed, but when liquids are admitted into the latter these same balanced rotors may cause'a vibration of the machines of. which they form a part, this by virtue of the unequal or unevenly distributed pressure of the liquid against them.

Accordingly, as for instance in the case of cream separators, it has been found necessary to both statically and dynamically balance the bowls while running in liquid forwhich they are designed, or one similar thereto,and to sobalance said bowls in thesame position as that assumed in practice, which obviously is that( having a' vertical axis. Therefore, as it is also disadvantageous to shift the axis or position of the balancing unit, means has been provided to both dynamically and statically balance any desired article upon the same machine, in the same position` of its axis, and without shifting the position or axis of saidbalancing unit. i

These and further objects and details of the construction and operation of the invention in its preferred forms are fully brought out in the following description when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a side elevation of a combined dynamic and static balancing machine, operative to balance bodies designed to rotate about vertical axes;

Fig. 2 isa top plan view of the same; Fig.' 3 is a left-end elevation of the same;Fig.

4 is a section upon the line 4- 4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a sections upon the line 5-45 of- Fig. 1'; Fig. "6 is a section' upon the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a front elevation of a modified form ofthe machine, operative to both dynamically and statically balance bodies designed to rotate upon horizontal axes;- Fig. 8 is a right-end elevation of a portion of the' same; Fig. 9 is a lefthand elevation of thel central portion of the same, showing the various resilient and locking members located upon that portion of the device; Fig. 10 is a section upon the line 10-10 of Fig. 7 and Fig. ll is a section upon the line 11-11 of Fig. 7.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, of theA drawings, one ofthe two preferred embodiments of this invention herein described comprises ahollow base portion l designed to rest upon the floor or any other suitable foundation `to which it may be readily and rigidly secured by suitable attaching means passing thru a horizontally extending base 1 flange 2, while said member is preferably provided with one-'or more large openings 3 'for the purpose of obtaining ready access when desired to the mechanism positioned within said member, said opening, being normally closed by. means of detachable plates r Adjacentto one end of the uppermost portion of said member 1 is secured an intermediate `oscillatory member 5 in transverse cross-section having the form of an inverted U, and in length and width being substantially the same as the corresponding dimensions of said first-named member to which said last-named member is preferably secured by means of a yielding spring or other suitable member 6, while at one or more points, directly opposite to said yielding member, the member 5 cooperates with lthe base member 1 and rests upon the latter thru the medium of spaced compression coilsprings 7. 'lhese cooperating relatively oscillatory members, furthermore, are adaptedto be interlockedto prevent relative movement therebetween by means of a suitable latch member 8, provided with a handle 9 for .the 'sake of convenience and pivotably secured at 10 to the member 1, while the oppositely positioned walls of a recess, 11

' within said latch member are adapted to partially surround and, while in' such position, to continuously cooperate with the shank of a pin or stud l2 carried by said oscillatory member 5.

A second oscillatory member 15 is provided with a suitable support 16 for a body (not shown) to be balanced, by which member said support is rotatably carried `by ymeans of spaced bearings 17' thru which it is journalled. Said member 15 in transverse cross-section also resembling an inverted U and comprises in addition to that portion which carries the support 16, a relatively narrower elongated extension 18, which eX- tends into and thru the greater parto'f the length of the, first-named oscillatory member 5, to one transverse edge portion of whichthe member 15 is secured by means of a yielding pivotable member 19, while at their transversely opposite edge portions said members 5 and 15 cooperate for relative .movement between them byvmeans of one or more resilient members, each of which in this case preferably comprises pairs vof spaced coil-springs 20, surrounding pins 21 and adjustably tensioned by means of nuts 22, eac-h of said pins being securedto the member 5 but passing slidably thru suitable apertures in the member 15, the adjacent portion of which latter is positionedbetween the coil-springs of each. of the pairs. Said members 5 and 15, lfurthermore, may be `inter-locked against relative oscillation by means of a latch 23, pivotably carried by the latter of said members at 24, and provided with a convenient handle 25 and with a recess 26, the oppositely positioned walls of which recess being adapted to continuously cooperate with a suitable pin or stud 27- carri'ed by the former of said members.

y ln the form of the vdevice here being described, a, suitable electric motor 30 is atteste vmounted rigidlyu'pon the underside of the oscillatory member l5, and by means of cooperating bevel-g-ears 31 is operative to drive atvany desired `speed the support 16 `for thebody to be balanced, the said support shown in the figures referred to being particularly adapted for the balancing of rotatable members designedto revolve about.

similar cases to be not only desirable but necessary, in view of the fact that perfect balancing, both dynamically and statically, .of a separator-bowl, unassociated with any of the stationary parts of a separator and the liquid which it is designed to separate,

may be accomplished with entire satisfaction when mountedalone in a balancing machine, yet, when mounted in and associated lwith its native elements, more or less violent `Vibration may be apparent .by reason of the ,fact that forces external to the body of the bowl itself are brought into play, particularly by reason of its contact with the milk and cream and thru them with thestationary parts of the separator. Wherefore, it has been found necessary to balance said bowls when running under exactly the same conditions as those for which they are intended, in which case theymay be so finely balanced, both dynamically and statically, as to run without any vibration being perceptible even by the most delicate instruments when mounted and running in commercial use.

'lhe shaft 32 of the motor 30 has keyed thereto a gearY 33 which meshes with a pinion 34, revolvably mounted within a wormwheel 35 by means of a pin 36, upon the opposite end of whi is lixedlysecured a pinion 37, meshing with the internal gear 38 of a casing 39, s cured-in turn to one end of the shaft 40, said worm-wheel being mounted to revolve within the annular recess 41 of a bracket 42, rigidly secured to the underside of the oscillatory member 15 and provided at one end of said annular recess 4 1 with an integral flange 43, oppositely positioned to which is a removable flange 44. rlhis construction K comprises a simple, yet highly eicient, form of differential gear mechanism, the worm-gear 35 bei'ng revolved in either direction as may be desired by means of a worm 45, carried upon and secured to a vertically extending shaft 46, and positioned between horizontallyextend ing, parallel, spaced shoulders 47 and 48, while upon the end of said shaft is secured a hand-wheel 49. Any movement of the said hand-wheel, in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction and for the purpose hereinafter described, is indicated by a dial 50, revolvably supported by a yoke or spider 51 carried by the oscillatory member 15, said dial being connected to revolve upon every movement of the hand-wheel 49 by means of a train of gears 52, and to indicate the movement of said wheel by relation to a pointer 53 fixedly secured to the .oscillatory member 5, thru an annular openythereto and adapted to be either brought together or separated while the shaft 40 is Said collars 61 are provided upon their adjacent 'faces with parallel, radially extending plan-V ular discs 62, one of said discs being additionally provided with a longitudinally extending weight section 63 upon one transverse portion thereof, while the other of said discs is provided with an identical over-hanging weight secti'on 63', in an exact and diametrically opposite position to said section 63, each of said sections being adapted to over-hang the adjacent portion of the other planular disc 62, when said collars are brought together in closest proxi'mity and in which position said 'weight sections are adapted to revolve in the same identical plane, but out of which common. plane their respective planes of revolution will emerge, as and when the sai'd collars are moved simultaneously in opposite directions lupon the shaft 40.

.The hangers 60, furthermore, rotatably support a right and left threaded rod 64, uplon each'of the two threaded sections of W ich is provided an internally,7 threaded sle/ve 65, which latter in turn is provided with spaced fingers 66, so positioned as to partially surround the respective neighboring collars 61 and extend between and constantly cooperate with the adjacent faces Vof a pair of radially extending flanges '67 integrally carried by each of said sleeves. Upon one end of the rod 64 is secured a bevel-gear 68 which meshes with a similar gear secured to the lower end portion of a vertically extending shaft 69 revolvably mounted adjacent to the innermost end portion of the oscillatory member 15, and extending upwardly thru an aperture 70 in the oscillatory member 5, while upon its up# permost portion is mounted a hand-wheel 71. The shaft 69 also carries a worm 72, operatively meshing with a worm-gear 7 3V secured to a shaft 74, which in turn is provided with a dial-wheel 7 5 and is journalled at its opposite ends in the transversely opposite lsides of said oscillatory member 15, said dialwheel being visible thru an opening 76 in the-oscillatory member 5. 5

In the operation .of this device, the hand.- wheel 49 is lsov turned that vthe dial l50 shows a given point such as O or 360 beneath the pointer 53, in which positionit is predetermined. .that the position of the weights 63-.63bear a known angular relation wlth l the support 16. The hand-wheel 7 1 is also regulated so that the weight section 63,'-63

are in the position shown in Fig. 1, wherein they are adapted to revolve, in a common plane, this position being indicated by the reading upon the dial-wheel 75. The body to be balanced is then secured in its characthe latch member 8 -made to lock the Aoscillatory member 5 against vibration with respect to the base member 1, while the members 5 and l5 are permitted to remain in oscillatory relation with respect to each other. n

The motor 30 is then started to revolving -teristic position upon the support 16, and

and its speed graduallyr increased toward the rate at which the body upon the support is designed to rotate. ber 15begins to vibrate, as indicated by the vibratometer 80, secured to and extending between the members '5 and 15, the handwheel 71 is so adjusted as to separate the planes of revolution of the'weight sections 63-63 until a position is found at which said vibration is reduced to a minimum, after which the hand-wheel -49 is revolved in order to alter the angular relation between the position of said weight sections 63-63,

If, however, the memwith respect to the support 16 until a relationship is found at which all vibration between the members 5 and 15 ceases. Should these two adjustments alone be insuflicient as described, either thereof may be continued while yet continuing the other, or in any sequence desired, until the angular position of said weights and the distance between their planes of revol 'on are so adjusted as to counteract all Vi atinl ntendencies of the body-` being balanced, regardless of at what speed the saine may be run. It is then possible to determine, preferably in ounceinches, the exact position upon the body to be balanced from which an accurately computed amount of material should be removed in order to perfectly balance said body statically.

After this condition has been attained, either before or after the removal from or addition of material to the body in question in order to balance the same statically, the members 5 and 15 are locked by means of the latch 23, while the latch 8 is made to release the interlocking engagement of the base member 1 with the oscillatory member l 5, after which the motor 30 is run as before described and they hand-wheels 49 and 71 are adjusted as in the previous instance, un-

found as to counteract allv tendency of the rotating body upon the su port '16 to v1- brate'or oscillate the unitari y related members 5 and 15 with respect to the said base member 1, as indicated by the vibratometer 8,1 secured to and `extend'ng between each of the said members 5 and 1. When the correct positions of said Weights 63-63 are found,-it is possible to accurately determine the exact position at which an exact predetermined amount of material may be added to, or removed from, the body upon the ysupport 16 in order to finely balance the former dynamically, thus completing both the static and dynamic balancing of the body referred to, after which, if desired, the condition of vexact balance maybe proved by releasing either or both of the latches 8 and 23 separatelyv or simultaneously, and revolving said body by meansofthe motor with the weight 63-63 in the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, that is, so over-lapping each other as to revolve in a common plane, and by continuing to revolve them while varying Itheir angular position with respect to the body upon the support .16 by means of the hand-wheel 49.,

Referring now to Figs. 7 to 11inclusive, a modified form of .the invention is shown with the particular object in view of providing for the accurate balancing, both statically vand dynamically, of bodies designed to rotate upon horizontal axes. rlihis machine comprises a base member 90, provided With a lower flange 91, thru whichl may be extended means for attaching the same to a suitable rigid foundation, while upon its uppermost surface said member 90 supports a hollow rectangular oscillatory frame member by meansfof one or more compresson coil-springs 93 at one end of said member, while at the -opposite end thereof they are connected and spaced with relation to each other by means of a resilient pivotal member 94, a suitable latch 95 being provided for the purpose of interlocking said members against relative movement when such is desirable, the .same being pivotally mounted at 96 upon the member 90 `and provided with a recess 97, the walls of which are adapted to partially surround andwhen in locked position to continuously contact with the sides of a pin or stud -98 carried by the member 92, while a suitable handle 99 is`provided for the purpose of conveniently operating said latch.

A second oscillatorymember 100, resembling in many ways a lathe bed, is pivotably mounted upon and adapted to oscillate, with respect to Athe member 92, by means of spaced resilient pivotal members 101A at the rear of the member 100 andA adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, while at their foramena@ wardmost portions said members 100 and 92 are vibratively connected by means of compression coil-springs 102, while it is possible v when desirable to interlock said members against relative movement bymeans of one or more similar latches 103 at the opposite ends of the device, said latches bein exactly similar to those hereinbefore described and being pivotably connect/ed at 104:' to the member 92, and adapted to engage a pin or stud 105 carried by the bed 100, while they are operated by means of suitable handles 106.

Upon the uppermost surface of the bed 100 is a suitable track '110, upon' which is adapted to be longitudinally shifted asmany Work-rests 111 as may be desired, the same being removably secured to said bed by meansof a Spanner-clamp 'and bolt 112 as shown in Fig. 10, while the uppermost portions of said work-rests are recessed and removably provided with bearing-blocks 113, which same are adapted to receive and rotatably support the body to be balanced by the machine, or a suitable vshaft upon which said body may be carried. For maintaining said body or its shaft within said bearing-blocks, an adjustable clamp 114 is provided, the same being pivotably connected at' 115 to the rearmost portions of said rests, and at the forwardmost portions being adjustably secured in closed position by means of suitable bolts or thumb-nuts 116, and being` further provided with vertically adjustable bearing-members 117. 'lihese workrests may be moved independently of each other, or may be clamped by means of bolts 118 to a rod n119 extending thru them, said rod carrying a depending block 120, thru the lowermost portion of which is rotatably journalled a short shaft 121 carrying a handwheel 122 upon one end and a pinion 123 upon the other end, said pinion being arranged to engage and. cooperate with a rack 124 carried by the underside of a horizontally extending flange 125,L integral and in alignment with the upper portion of the bed 100. By this means, said rests may be clamped to the bar 119, and by means of the hand-wheel '122 said rests, together with any work which they may support, may be shifted as a unit longitudinally over the.

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a live spin-dle 131 adapted to carry any suitable, face-plate 132 or other member for removably securing to said spindle the body to be balanced or a shaft upon whichsthe same may be mounted. Said spindle is also provided withl fa bevel-gear 133, meshing with a second bevel-gear 134 carried by the adjacent end of a vertically extending shaft 135 which passes downwardly thru the headstock, bed 100,' oscillatory member 92, and into the hollow base member 90, being supported adjacent to its lowermost portion by means of a yoke 136 secured to the underside of and movable with the base member 100. The shaft 135 is provided at its lower end with a bevel-gear 138 carried by the shaft of the motor 139, which is also se-v with the said base member 100, said last-v named shaft being provided with a key-way 142 and key vby which it is operative to revolve the sleeve 143, provided with external worm-teeth 144, and with a collar 145 containing an annular groove 146. The worm 144 continuously meshes with a wormgear 145, carried upon the lower end of a vertically extending shaft 146, supported by upper and lower brackets 147 and 148, both of which are centrally disposed with respect to the oscillatory bed 100. Fixedly secured to the shaft 146, and rotatable therewith, is a disc 149 provided at one point of its periphery with a weight section 150, while a second dise 149 is longitudinally movable upon the said shaft 146 and rotatable therewith by means ofk a key and key-way 151, and Ais itself provided with a weight section 150 exactly equal to the weight section 150. The disc 149 forms one part of a sleeve 152 which is also provided with a peripheral groove 153, bounded by a pair of radially extending flanges 154, between which extend the spaced fingers 155 of the yoke 156, carried by a block 157, which in turn is internally threaded and is adapted to be moved vertically by 'and upon a threaded bar 158,

which latter is also supported by the bracket 148 and carries upon its upper end a bevel,-

gear 159, meshing with a bevel-gear 160 carried by a shaft 161, journalled thru the front face portion of the oscillatory base 100, and rotated by means of a hand-wheel 162.

The block 157 is also provided With an angularly extending rack member 163, which cooperates with a' chain of gears 164, operative to revolve a shaft carrying a pointer 165, which indicates the slightest movement of said block by its relation to the graduation upon a dial-face 166, secured to or forming an integral part of the member 100. With this construction, while the shaft 146 is stationar or revolving, any `rotation of the hand-w eel 162 'will raise or lower the sleeve 152 so that when in its uppermost position the weight section 150-150 will be rotatable in a common plane, while with any movement of thevsleeve 152 away from such position, the planes of revolution of said weight sections will separate to any extent directly proportional to the movement of said hand-Wheel.

Supported by 'spaced bearings 170 forming extensions of the brackets 141 and 148, and carried by the oscillatory member 100, is a threaded shaft 171, to which is secured a worm-wheel 17 2, and upon which is mounted in threaded engagement a sleeve 173-- provided with spaced fingers 174, which are po-` sitioned to slidably move within the groove 146 of the sleeve 143. Meshing with the worm-Wheel 172 is a Worm 175 carriedvby a vertically extending shaft 176, rotatably supported. by one of the shafts 141, and at its uppermost portion being provided witha bevel-gear 177, meshing with a similar gear 178, carried by a, shaft 179 which `extends thru the front face portion of the said member 100, and has secured thereto a hand- `Wheel 180, while the shaft 179, by means of a chain of gears v181, actuates a pointer l182 which indicates its relative movement by its adjacency to the graduated dial-face 183, carried by or forminga part of the front face of said oscillatory base member 100. With this construction, any movement of the handwheel 180, in addition to being indicated by the pointer 182, is transmitted by means of a shaft 176 and worm and worm-wheel 175 and 172, respectively, to the `threaded shaft 171, and thence to the block 17 2, which shifts the sleeve 143 longitudinally upon the motordriveny shaft 140, and regardless of Vwhether said last-named shaft may be stationaryor rotating, it being evident that such longitudinal movement of saidsleeve will be imparted to the worm-wheel 145, thereby altering the angular relationship between the weight sections 15G-150 upon the one hand carried by the shaft 146 and the Work or work-carrying shaft supported by the `said rests 111 upon the other, and driven by means of the motor 139 thru the coupling 132. I l i i In the operation of this form of the device a body to be balanced is mounted upon the work-rests 111 as hereinbefore described, and the pointers 165 and 182 placed at 0 by means of the proper adjustment of the lrei spective hand-wheels 162 and 180, thus indicating that the weight sections 15G-150 are positioned to revolve in a common plane and arein a known angular relation with the face-plate 132 and therefore the body to be tested. Starting the motor 139 to revolve, and increasing the speed of the same as may be desired with the latch-member 95 securing the bars 9() and 92 against their relative movement, and with the latch members 103 released, the slightest lack of static balance within the body to be balanced will be indicated by means of the delicate vibratometer 185. 1f a vibration is thus indicated, the hand-wheel 162 is revolved until a relative position of the weight sections 150--150 is found to be indicated by the pointer at 1671, at which the vibration of the member 100 is brought to a minimum, whereupon, the handwheel 180 is revolved in order to shift the relative angular position of the weight sections G-150' vwith respect to the body being balanced. the exact extent of this change in relationship being directly indicated by the pointer at 182 upon its correspending dial-faces. operation, a position will be found at which a definite angular relation between said weight sections and body being balanced and a definite relative position of the planes of rotation of the respective weight sections is found, at which all vibration of the member 100. caused by an imperfect static balance of the body being tested, will cease, whereupon, an exact location andan exact amount of material can be positively determined, as for instance in ounce-inches, by the removal of which material at such predete'mined position a fine static balance will be given to the said body.

Either before correcting the static balance of said body by the removal from or addition thereto of material, the same may be given dynamic balance by releasing the latch 95 and by securingthe latches 103, whereupon, revolving the said body by means of the motor 139 will, if a lack of dynamic balance exists. vibrate the interlocked mem- -bers 92 and 10() with respect'to the bed 90 the slightest relative movement of which portions of the mechanism will be positively indicated bv means of the delicate vibratometer 186. Then, the hand-wheels 162 and 182 may be adjusted in the same manner as hereinbefore described until positions of them are found in which all vibration of the upper portioi of the machine ceases, upon attaning which condition a reading ofthe respective dials will positively indicate, also if desired in ounce-inches. the exact position and extent to which mate* ial should be added to or removed from the body being tested in order to give to it a fine degree of dynamic balance.

I'laving thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. The method of balancing a body, which consists in rotatably mounting such body upon a member having two degrees vo't freedom and having rotatably mounted thereon a balancing unit adjustable to vary its dynamic balance. a-nd then rotating the body and unit synchronously, suppressing one degree of freedom of said member, andadjusting said unit to counterbalance said body statically, then suppressing instead the other degree of freedom of said member, and then Carrying out this.

isiaeao adjusting said unit to counterbala-nce said body dynamically.

2. The method of balancing a body, which consists in rotatably mounting such body upon a member having two degrees of freedom and having rotatably mounted thereon a balancing unit adjustable to vary its dynamic balance, and then rotating the body and unit synchronously, suppressing one degree of freedom of said member, and adjusting said unit to counterbalance said body statically, while said body and said unit are in motion, then suppressing instead the other degree of freedom of said member, and then adjusting said unit to 'counterbalance Said body dynamically while said body and said unit are in motion.

3. A balancing machine, comprising an loscillatory lmember, means operative to restrain said member to oscillate in a single plane, resilient means to yieldingly position said member intermediate of its extreme limit of oscillation, a support for a body to be tested carried by said member, mea-ns operative to restrain said support to oscillate in a Single plane with respect to said member, and at an angle with said first plane, so

vthat said support possesses two degrees of freedom, and mea-ns to prevent the movement of either said member or of said support with respect to said member selectively.

4. A balancing machine, comprising an oscillatory member, a pivotmounting for said member operative t0 restrain said member to oscillate in a single plane, a support for 100 a body to be tested carried by said member, a pivot connection between said support and said member operative to restrain said support to oscillate in a single plane with respect to said member and at an angle with 105 said first plane, so that said support posesses two degrees of freedom, and means to restrain movement of said member. or of said support with respect to said member selectively or simultaneously.'

5. A balancing machine, comprising an oscillatory member. means to restrain said member to oscillate in a single plane, resilient. means to yieldingly position said member intermediate of its extreme limits of os- 115 cillati-on. a support for a body to be tested carried by said member. a pivot connection between said support and said member ,to restrain said support to oscillate inz a single plane with permitting a body carried by said support to oscillate with two degrees of freedom, and means to prevent the oscillation of either said member or of the support with respect to said member at will.

6. A balancing machine, comprising a base, a vibratory member, means connecting said member with said base, resilient means to yieldingly maintain said member in a prerespect to said member, thereby determined relation with said base, a supj port for a body to be tested, means connecting said support With said member, resilient means to yieldingly maintain said support in a predetermined relation With said member, means to prevent either the oscillation of said member With respect to said base or of said support with respect to said member, either selectively or simultaneously, said first yconnecting means limiting the relative oscillation to a plane angularly disposed with that in Which relative oscillation is limited by said second connecting means, and means to rotate a body carried by said support.

7. A balancing machine, comprising a base, a vibratory member, means pivotally connecting said member With said base, resilient means to yieldingly maintain said member in a predeterminedrelation With said base, a support for a body 'to be tested, means pivotally connecting said supp-ort with said member, resilient means to yieldingly maintain said support in a predetermined relation With said member, means to prevent either the oscillation of said member With respect to said base or of said support With respect to said member, either selectively or simultaneously, said first connecting means limiting the relative .oscillation to a plane angularly disposed With that in which relative 'oscillation is limited bysaid second connecting means, and means to rotate a body carried by said support.'

8. A balancing machine, comprising a base, a member pivotally carried by said base, a support for a body to be tested pivotally carried by said member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the pla/'nev of the pivot of the other member, and /means to rotate a body carried by said support. j

9. A balancing machine, comprising' a base, a member pivotally carried by said base and limited to one degree of freedom, a support for a body to be tested pivotally carried by said member and limited to one degreeof freedom with respect to said member, the plane of the pivot of onefmember being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, and means t-o rotate a body carried by said support.

l0. A balancing machine, comprising a base, a member oscillatable with respect to said base, a support for a body to be tested oscillatable with respect to said member, the plane of oscillation of said member being at an angle to the plane of oscillation of said support, balancing means oscillatable with said support, and means operative to rotate said balancing means and a body upon said support synchronously. y

11. A balancing machine, comprising 'a base, a member oscillatable With respect to said base, a support for a body to bel tested carried by and oscillatable with respect to said member, the plane of oscillation of said member being at an angle to the plane of oscillation of said support, balancing means also carried by and oscillatable With respect to said member and synchronously with said support, and means to rotate said balancing means and a body upon said support syn 13. A balancing machine, comprising a f base, a ,memberoscillatable With respect to said base, a support fora body to be tested carried by and" oscillatable with respect to said member,tlie plane of oscillation of said member being at an angle' to the plane of oscillation of said support, balancing means `also carried by and` oscillatable with respect to' said member and synchronously with said support, means to rotate said balancing means and a body upon said support synchronously, and .means to adjust the balance of said balancing member and its angular relation to a body upon said support While the sameare in motion. I

14. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory memberpivotally mounted upon said base, a member vhaving a support for a body to be balanced pivotably l mounted upon said oscillatory member, said members having the planes of their respec- 'tive pivots at an angle to each other, a balancing unit carried by said member, and means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit syncliionously.

15.A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, said members having the planes of their respective pivots at an angle to each other, a Y

balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a bodyupon said support and said unit synchronously, and means to adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support while said unit and said body are 'in motion.

16. A balancing machine, comprising a` base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a -member havinga support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, said members having the planes of their respective pivots at an angle to each other, a balancmg unit carrled by said second member,

means also carried by said second memberand operative to rotatea body upon said support and said unit synchronously, and means to alter the angular relation of said unit with respect to said body While the same are in motion.

17. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced `pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, a balancing unit carried by said member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate,y a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support while-said unit and said body are in motion, and means to alter the angular relation of said unit with respect to saidvbody While the same are in motion.

18. A balancing machine. comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body .to be balanced pivotablv mounted upon said, oscillatory member, the planes of oscillation of said oscillatory member and said second member being perpendicular to each other, a balancing unit carried by said second member, and means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously.

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19. A balancing machine, comprising a` base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted `upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the planes of oscillation of said oscillatory mem# ber and said second member being perpendicular to each other, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, and means to adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support while said unit and said body are in motion.

20. A balancing machine. comprisingla base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the

iiaaso planes of oscillation of said oscillatory member and said second member being perpendicular to v"each other, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support While said unit and said body are in motion, and means to alter the angular relation of said unit With respect to said body While the same are in motion.

22. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted uponsaid base, resilient means to yieldingly position the same, a member having a support yfor a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed atan angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, resilient means to yieldingly position said second member, a balancing unit carried by-said second member, and meansalso carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously.

23. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a resilient means to yieldingly position the same,` a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, resilient means to yieldingly position said second member, a balancing unit carried by said.

second member, means also carried by said member and operative to rotate a body upon said support yand said unit synchronously, and means to adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support- While said unit and said body are in motion.

24. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, resilient means to yielding-ly position the same, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, resilient means to yicldingly position said second member, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously,

and means to alter the angular relation of said unit with respect to said body While the same are in motion.

25. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, resilient means to yieldingly position the same, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the'plane of the pivot of the other member, resilient means to yieldingly position said second member, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to adjust said unit to bala-nce a body upon said support while said unit and said body are in motion, and means to alter the angular relation of said unit with respect to said body While the same are in motion. v

26. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member f pivotably mounted upon said base, resilient means to yieldingly position the same, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member. resilient means to yieldingly position said second member, the planes of oscillation of said oscillatory member and said second member being perpendicular to each other, a balancing unit carried by said sec- 0nd member, and means also carried by said member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously.

27. Av balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, resilient means to yieldingly position the same, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, resilient means to yieldingly position said second member, the planes of oscillation of said oscillatory member and the pivot of the other member, resilientv said second member being perpendicular to each other, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means alsocarried by said member and operative to rotate a body uponlsaid support and said unit synchronously, means to adjust said unit tov balance a body upon said support While said unit and said body are in motion, and means to alter the angular relation of said unit with respect to said body while the same are in motion.

28. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, resilient means to yieldingly position the same, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of 'means to yieldingly position said second second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously. and independently operated means to lock said oscillator to said base and said member to said oscillator.

29. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, resilient means to yieldingly position the same, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivotv of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, resilient means to yieldingly position said second member, a balancing unit carried by said Second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body uponl said support and said unit synchronously, and means to prevent the vibrations of said second member at will, While the system comprising said unit and a body .upon said supportis unbalanced and revolving. I

'30. A balancing machine,

comprising a base, anA osclllatory member pivotably 1 mounted upon said base,'a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle tothe plane of the pivot of the other member, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support While said unit and said body are in motion, and means to positively indicate the adjustment of said unit.

3l. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member, pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the

plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to alter the angular relation of said unit withy respect to said body while the same are -in motion, and means to positively indicate the angular relation ofsaid unit to said body.

32. A balancing machine, comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mountedfupon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivota ly mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disbase,

chronously, means to adjust said unit to' balance a body vupon said support While said unit and said body are in motion, and means to positively indicate the condition' of said unit continuously While both stationary and in motion.

33. A balancing machine, comprising a base, a member having a to be balancedpivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an agle to the plane of the pivot of the other member, a-balancing unit vcarmounted upon said support for a body ried by said second member,'means also car" ried by said second lmember and operative to rotate a body upon saidsupport and said unit synchronously, means to alter the angular relation of said unit with respectfto said body While the same are in motion,

and means to positively indicate the angular relation of said unit to said bodyl While both stationary and in motion.

34. A balancing machine, comprising a nase, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the

plane of the pivotv of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of `the pivot' of the. other member, a balancing unit carried by said second member, means also carried by said second member and operative to -rotate a body upon said support and saidA unit synchronously, means to adjust are in motion, means to positively indicate the condition of said unit While both stationary and-in motion. means to alter the angular relation of said unit with lrespect to said body While the same are in motion, and means to positively indicate the angular relation of said unit to said body While both stationary and in motion.

35. A'balancing machine, comprising a;

base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a support for a body to be balanced pivotably mounted upon said oscillatory member, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivotof the other member` a balancing unit carried bv said second member, means also carried bv said second member and operative to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to adjust said unit to' balance a body upon said support, means to positively indicate the condition of said unit While both stationary and in 'plane of the pivot of anl oscillatory member pivotably base,

' pivot of said unit to balance a body upon said support While said unit and said body ramasse motion, means to .alter the angular relation of said unit with respect to said body While the same `are in motion, and means to positively indicate the angular relation of said unit to said body While-both stationary and in motion 36. A balancing machine,4 comprising a base, an oscillatory member pivotably mounted upon said base, a member having a-support for a body to-be balanced pivotably mounted uponl said oscillatory member,

one member being disposed at` an angle to the plane ofthe pivot of the other member, a balancing Vunit carried by said second. member, means also carried' by' said second member and operative the to rotate a body upon said support and said unit synchronously, means to .adjust said unit to balance a body upon said support, means to positively indicatev vthe condition oi said unit, means to alter the angular relation ofsaid unit Withrespect to said body While the same are in motion, and means to .positively indicate the angular relation of said unit to said body While both-stationary and in motion.

37. A balancing machine, comprising a a member pivotably carried by said base and adapted to'be locked thereto, an

. oscillatory member pivotably carried by said irst member and adapted to be locked thereto, the plane of the pivot of one memberbeing disposed at an angle to the 4plane oi the the other member, a vertical support .for a body to be tested carried by. said oscillatory member, means carried by said oscillatory. member and. movable With and operative to balance a body upon said support, and means to rotate said means and a bodyupon said support synchronously.

. 38. A balancing machine, comprising abase, a member pivotably carried by said base, an oscillatory member pivotably carried by said member, the plane of the pivot oi?. one member being disposed at an angle to theplane' of the pivot of the other memllO ber, a vertical support for a body to be carried by said oscillatory member, means movable with and operative to balance a body upon said support, and means to rotate said meansand a body upon said support syn- 'chronously i 39. A balancing machine, comprising a base, amember pivotably carried by said base and adapted to bel locked thereto, an

oscillatory member pivotably carried by said- Erst member and adapted to be locked thereto, the plane of the vpivot of onemember being disposed at an angle to the plane of. the pivot of the other member, a vertical suppo for a body to be tested carried by said oscillatory member, means carried by said oscillatory member and movable with and operative to balance a body upon said support, means to rotate said means and a body upon said support synchronously, and means to adjust said balancing means While the latter is rotating.

40. A balancing machine, comprising a base, a member pivotably carried by said balancing means with relation to said sup-1` port or a body upon said support While the same are rotating.

41. A. balancing machine, comprising a base, a member pkivotally carried by said base and adapted to be locked thereto, an oscillatory member pivotably carried by said first member and adapted to be locked thereto, the plane of the pivot of one member being disposed at an angle to the plane of the pivo-t of the other member, a vertical support for a body to be tested carried by said oscillatory member, means carried by said oscillatory member and movable with and operative to balance a body upon said support, means'torotate said means and a body upon said support synchronously, means to adjust said balancing means While the latter is rotating, and means to alter the angular relation to'said balancing means with relation to said support or a body upon said support While the same are rotating.

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In testimony whereof I have axed my signature.

JACOB LUNDGREN. 

